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Section Three: The Fort of ‘Alí-Mardán Khán
View of Zanjan. Archival photo.35_ACT14
With the upheaval against the Bábís in Zanján underway, the governor began recruiting men from the surrounding villages to attack the Bábís. Nabíl records: “That day more than three thousand men were recruited by the governor from the surrounding villages of Zanján”.36_ACT14
The Fort of ‘Alí-Mardán Khán
Seeing this movement organized by the governor, some of Hujjat’s key followers met with him and, according to Nabíl:
… urged him, as a precautionary measure, to transfer his residence to the fort of ‘Alí-Mardán Khán, adjacent to the quarter in which he was residing. Hujjat gave his consent and ordered their women and children, together with such provisions as they might require, be taken to the fort. Though they found it occupied by its owners, the companions eventually induced them to
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